Saturday, May 13, 2017

Summerlike heat to build in central US this weekend

May 13,2017, 3:18:38AM,EDT

Temperatures will surge over the central United States this Mother's Day weekend and can push 90 F by early next week.

As
people trade long sleeves and rain jackets for shorts and sunglasses,
fans and air conditions will hum with activity. The weather pattern will
be a boost for warm weather activities.

AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures
can top 90 for a few hours in the central and southern Plains to the
Mississippi Valley during the afternoons early next week.
The
weather pattern will not only bring warmth to match that of April and
March but could also bring the highest temperatures of the year so far.
Temperatures will reach 80 for a multiple-day stretch in the swath from Fargo, North Dakota, to Minneapolis.
Daily
record highs could be challenged in Kansas City, Missouri; Omaha,
Nebraska; Des Moines, Iowa; Nashville, Tennessee; Oklahoma City and St.
Louis next week.

"In the St. Louis area, temperatures
will climb into the 80s this weekend and can soar to near 90 early next
week," according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Dean DeVore. "That is good
news, as the drier and warmer conditions may help flood waters to
recede."
Several major rivers over the middle Mississippi Basin
remain above flood stage. In portions of the lower Mississippi and White
rivers, a crest may not occur until next week.
A stiff south to
southwest wind will develop with the building heat, which will expedite
the drying process, not only for flood cleanup but also agriculture. The
improving drying conditions may allow more farmers to get into the
fields and work the soil with the growing season already underway.
Rainfall and/or rainy days have been well above average even where flooding has not occurred in recent weeks across the Plains.RELATED:Experts share nutrition tips for reducing heat illness risk among youth athletes US Mother's Day forecast: Nor'easter to lash New England; Winds to whip mid-Atlantic, Plains and California coastWeekly wrap-up: Historic deluge floods over 13,000 homes in Quebec; Fire rages along Georgia-Florida border
The combination of building heat and
an approaching storm from the Rockies is likely to trigger severe
thunderstorms over the Plains late Monday and Tuesday.
Later next
week, temperatures will trend downward over the Central states from west
to east as showers and thunderstorms advance.
The warmth will
build across the Great Lakes and into the Northeast during the middle
part of next week. However, cloud cover and chilly waters of the Great
Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean may mitigate the warmth to some extent.
Temperatures
are projected to reach the 80s in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland,
Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City by midweek.
A few locations could touch 90 in the lower part of the mid-Atlantic on
Wednesday.
"We may have to issue spring fever alerts all over
again in the Northeast, following the chilly, wet weather of late,"
according to AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams.